I don't know what the average webcam girl looks like, but I was pretty sure Tanya wasn't it.
Not having ever looked at cam sites, though I had seen a bit of porn, I imaged plucked and primped, perhaps large breasts and very out there. Tanya is shortish, not really curvy, bookish and nerdy even, with smiling hazel eyes. Her smile starts in her eyes, even when talking to strangers, and soon reaches her mouth, which radiates a dazzling grin. She wears her hair in a bun or ponytail and dresses like she doesn't care. Maybe that is a bit harsh. Her clothes are informal, casual, right for a cafe in this part of the city. She is natural, earthy, and she said she was shy, though I didn't see that side of her. She is studying, and works in the cafe where I met her to pay the rent. It was a cafe I had never been to before, after a meeting I would rather forget. She met my downer with grace and aplomb, and eventually agreed to a drink a few nights later.
It came as a total surprise on our fifth date, just after we had spent the night together for the first time, that she told me. We were lying together naked in the early morning light. It wasn't a confession as such, but a statement of fact that was not contestable.
She looked directly at me, eyes darker in the low light, and said "for six months I've been camming. I like doing it, and I needed you to know if we want to keep seeing each other. I like you a lot, but I will give you up before I give up camming."
I was a little surprised by the bluntness of the words, but I guessed Tanya had had this conversation before, and that subtlety probably hadn't worked. And trying to argue with her clearly had one outcome. I liked her too much, but I did not acquiesce straight away.
"Can I have a shower and a coffee and then we can talk further? I don't want to argue, I just want to find out more, but I need to wake up first."
After a splash and suitably caffeinated we gathered again and I responded to Tanya. "I need to know more. I don't want to really want to make any judgments about something I really know nothing about. I really like you so let's not make any rash judgments. Let's get together in a couple of days, have dinner and chat some more. By the way, what's your online name?"
"My cam name is NerdyNarelle. I know enough to have a whole separate identity and not to tell anyone where I live. Some models do dates and stuff but I won't do anything that lets anyone in.
"It's actually been good for me. I'm actually very shy but camming has brought me out of my shell a bit. So far I really have only got naked and masturbated a bit. I don't really do anything much beyond that and using a vibrator.
"And the money I have made helps me pay for uni. It's better than the cafe, but I still do the cafe so I meet real people. I don't want to do it for ever, just for a bit. If you ask me to choose I will choose it rather than you. I won't say it again."
"No need to. I get where you're coming from. I want to keep seeing you" I said with just a hint of desperation.
We met for a late afternoon drink. After we settled in I opened with "I had a sneaky look at you online a few nights ago. The night you used oil. It was very, very hot."
"I'm glad you liked it. Did you check out anyone else?"
"I did, but no-one was as good as you."
"I'm not entirely sure that is true, but it's nice of you to say it."
"Welcome. I noticed some of the other girls were a lot kinkier than you. I saw butt plugs, paddles, twosomes, threesomes, strap ons. It was quite a visual feast."
"I'm thinking about something more, stepping it up. I'm not sure what though. I need to make it pay because I only want to do this for another year or so."
"So some patience, and a little tolerance from me will be rewarded?"
"Perhaps. Let's see what happens. Don't get ahead of yourself," she warned.
Two nights later I logged back on. Tanya was looking fetching in a nice simple bra and pant set. Then she threw a curve ball. She asked for a vote from her audience. The question she asked was simply "bush or bare?" After fifteen minutes the vote was bush 10, bare 27. Tanya announced that as soon as there was enough to get her clothes off she would totally remove her thick dark bush. The crowd was keen, and soon Tanya was lathering up and gently removing the hair. Her mound was soon silkily clean. Tanya wiped a way the remaining soap and then gently caressed herself. It wasn't long before her clitoris stood proud as her fingers worked into a flurry of orgasmic activity.
After Tanya caught her breath she signed off. "Enjoyed the show tonight" I texted.
"Come over? More to give" she replied.
"ASAP" I managed in the rush to get out the door.
I knocked twice, our signal, to be told the door was open. I made sure I locked it as I entered. Tanya was propped up on her bed, legs splayed, naked and ready. I stripped in record time and moved to her. I don't what she expected, but what she got was a slow tease from her toes to the inside of her thighs, tongue and fingers caressing. Tanya started pleading, so I moved closer and started to work around her engorged lips. Some very soft tongue swipes across her proud clitoris brought her off again. As she came off the orgasm I gently eased my rock hard cock into her. I held her tight, close, and then started to move gently, rotating my hips. She rocked back, a rhythm started that we had not found before. Tanya urged me on, the gentle rocking replaced in time by full shaft thrusting until the inevitable occurred.
In the shower I asked Tanya why she asked the question. "A couple of reasons I guess. I've been thinking about it for a while and my curiosity got the better of me. Also, I've heard from other girls that there can be good money in it." She paused, then reflected "You seemed to like it."
"I did. I think it was more than your bare cunt though. I have slept with ladies who have been clean shaven, so it isn't that totally. It was a nice change."
"Do you think I should stay like this?"
"I think you should do what you want. It's your body" I responded, fully aware of the clichΓ©, but certain in my belief.
"Good answer. My feeling is that I will keep it bare for a bit, but I really do like a bush. You have a little job if you want it, a least for a short time."
"Accepted" was the only answer possible in the moment.
I decided, a few weeks in, that I would do what it took to make this relationship work. It wasn't love, at least not yet, though I could see the possibility of that. I was in thrall to Tanya. I had no choice but to go along with it. It was like a gravitational force that kept me in her orbit.
There was every chance that that my affection would be tested: after looking at a few cam sites I knew there were quite large boundaries of acceptable kink. I knew Tanya a bit, but not enough yet to know her limits. The journey might be a lot of fun, push a few of my imagined boundaries, but I knew I might have to suppress some of my more conservative tendencies. Tanya had told me that I was the only one she was seeing so I didn't need to worry about jealously rearing its head. I trusted her, but I was also aware that the future could be very interesting.
I was preparing dinner one Thursday night, about three months into our relationship. I was allowed to call it that now. The first test had been passed. As I finished draining the spaghetti the phone rang. It was Tanya.
"What a nice surprise. Want to come over for dinner?" I asked, happy to adapt if necessary.
"I'm sorry, I can't. I have an essay I need to finish for tomorrow. The one you distracted me from last weekend with the cunning use of sushi, sake and cunnilingus."
"Oh yeah, I remember" I replied. "So to what do I owe the honour?"
"Well, I have good news and bad. The bad is I can't do dinner on Saturday. I'm doing a special show. I won't tell you any more now, but I wanted to let you know. I'm on from nine pm. Have your tributes ready."
"And the good news?"
"Sunday is all yours. Come early, come often, as they say" Tanya joked. "Sorry, I couldn't help myself. Come over from brunch, about ten, and we'll spend the day. That is, if you want."
"I very much want. I'll see you in spirit on Saturday and in person on Sunday."
"Okay, gotta go. The last thousand words won't wait any longer. Bye lover."
Before I could reply to that unusual sign off the phone was disconnected. I ate the pasta with a single glass of wine, watched a bit of television, and crashed early, wondering what was likely to happen Saturday night.
I filled the time with work and domestic chores. It was a bit after nine when I logged on. Tanya welcomed me by my user name, as she did with all the visitors to her site. Sitting next to her was clearly the surprise. I knew Mariana because she worked with Tanya at the cafe. These two would be quite the pair when naked.
Tanya is brunette with quite pale skin. The contrast was Mariana, who is a student from Spain, olive skinned and a bit curvier than Tanya. I had to admit to eyeing off Mariana, especially before I started to know Tanya. Bobbed silky black hair, plump lips, tall and hippy. Hourglass, if I am able to still use that expression.